August 15 is the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.
In the United States, it is a holy day of obligation (in years when it does not fall on a Monday).
What is the Assumption of Mary, how did it come to be defined, and what relevance does it...

Skeptical scholar Bart Ehrman argues that the Gospels were written between A.D. 60 and 115.
I’d put the beginning of that range a little earlier and say they were written between 50 and 115, so he and I are in general agreement on the broad time...

Skeptical New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman offers a brief look at how many Bible scholars estimate when the Gospels were written.
Let’s talk about that.
The Basic Summary
In the 6th edition of his textbook The New Testament: A Historical...

Does the Bible indicate God is a deceiver?
Recently I was contacted by a reader who was looking for a response to claims made by a Muslim apologist concerning instances in Scripture where God appears to use deception.
Let’s talk about...

Note: This article originally appeared on March 30, 2013.
The great day is finally here: Easter, the most important day of the Christian calendar. More important even than Christmas.
What happened on this day?
Was Jesus' resurrection a...

Note: This article originally appeared on March 29, 2013.
Everytime we say the creed, we note that Jesus "descended into hell."
Holy Saturday is the day that commemorates this event.
What happened on this day, and how do we celebrate...

Note: This article originally appeared on March 28, 2013.
Good Friday is the most somber day of the Christian year.
It is the day our Savior died for us.
It is the day we were redeemed from our sins by the voluntary death of God Himself...

Note: This article originally appeared on March 27, 2013.
Every single Mass, we hear the words "on the night he was betrayed."
That night was Holy Thursday, and it is one of the most important nights in all of history.
Here are 10 things...

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What is the nature of time?
Three views have been proposed:
Presentism holds that only the present is real (so the past and future are not)
The growing block theory holds that the past and the present are